Pringsewu Regency

Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 625 km² and a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 382,841.[2] The regency seat is Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008.[3]

Pringsewu Regency

(Kabupaten Pringsewu)
Regency
Seal
Location within Lampung
Pringsewu Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency (Sumatra)
Pringsewu Regency
Pringsewu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.4221°S 104.9345°E / -5.4221; 104.9345
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
Regency seatPringsewu
Government
 • RegentSujadi
 • Vice RegentFauzi
Area
 • Total625 km2 (241 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total382,841
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 729
Websitepringsewukab.go.id

The regency name came from Javanese language terms "Thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[4]

Administrative districts

The Regency comprises eight districts (kecamatan) which are listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census.

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census[5]
Adi Luwih32,929
Ambarawa32,283
Banyumas18,996
Gading Rejo69,307
Pagelaran58,945
Pardasuka32,131
Pringsewu76,082
Sukoharjo44,696
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References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2015.
  3. "Regency Pringsewu". Visit to Lampung. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  4. Benoit, D.; Marc Pain (1989). Transmigration et migrations spontanées en Indonésie: Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia. IRD Editions. ISBN 9782709909709.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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